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Webster 1913 Edition


Pastel

Pas′tel

,
Noun.
[F.; cf. It.
pastello
. Cf.
Pastil
.]
1.
A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with gum water.
[Sometimes incorrectly written
pastil
.]
“Charming heads in pastel.”
W. Black.
2.
(Bot.)
A plant affording a blue dye; the woad (
Isatis tinctoria
); also, the dye itself.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pastel

PAS'TEL

,
Noun.
A plant, the woad, of the genus Isatis.
1.
A coloring substance.

Definition 2024


pastel

pastel

English

Pastel crayons

Pronunciation

Noun

pastel (countable and uncountable, plural pastels)

  1. Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue and lavender
  2. A drawing made with any of those colors.
  3. A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
  4. A crayon made from such a paste.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish pastel.

Noun

pastel (plural pasteles)

  1. A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.

Anagrams


Asturian

Noun

pastel m (plural pasteles)

  1. cake (a sweet dessert)

Danish

Etymology

From French pastel, Italian pastello (pastel), from Medieval Latin pastellum (dough, paste), from Latin pasta (dough, paste), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, dough, paste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pastɛl/, [pʰaˈsd̥ɛlˀ]

Noun

pastel c (singular definite pastellen, plural indefinite pasteller)

  1. pastel

Inflection


French

Etymology

From Italian pastello (pastel), from Medieval Latin pastellum (dough, paste), from Latin pasta (dough, paste), ultimately from Ancient Greek πάστη (pástē, dough, paste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pas.tɛl/

Noun

pastel m (plural pastels)

  1. pastel

Derived terms

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Italian pastello.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pasˈtɛw/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɐʃˈtɛɫ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛw

Noun

pastel m (plural pastéis)

  1. crayon
  2. a fried pastry made of wheat flour, filled with cheese, meat or other fillings; comparable to German Teigtaschen.

Hyponyms


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pasˈtel/

Etymology

From Old French pastel.

Noun

pastel m (plural pasteles)

  1. cake, pie, pastry

Derived terms

Synonyms